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and i think particularly in 2013 in the environment where it does not. on the women of the spectrum when i call the newspapers used to be the dominant news delivery method. it's now "the new york times" also the huffingtonpost.com, the daily beast. it gives you information about what happened jester date. it tends to be hit line driven cut it tends to be what you read at 9 a.m.. it's part of my media every day and part of everyone's media digest. on the other end of the spectrum it is a starkly -- historic the their fan magazines and it's been largely about storytelling wedding of things like "the new york times" magazine or the new yorker or other relief venerable new yorker books, other really venerable publications which take time to read and context and it pretty educated audience. for us we are trying to position ourselves in the space in between the two. the goal at the new republic is to do great writing, the type that is as good if not better than some of the magazines that have made their names in great riding but to do it about important and ti
and i think particularly in 2013 in the environment where it does not. on the women of the spectrum when i call the newspapers used to be the dominant news delivery method. it's now "the new york times" also the huffingtonpost.com, the daily beast. it gives you information about what happened jester date. it tends to be hit line driven cut it tends to be what you read at 9 a.m.. it's part of my media every day and part of everyone's media digest. on the other end of the spectrum it is...
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with the environment we are operating in? whether we needed in order to innovate, mr. xiaonian, please. [speaking chinese] >> translator: you were talking about reform. i don't think what happens next or how to do it. in fact, we know how. we've been doing this for decades. this is an issue of determination, political will now. we now talk more, doing nothing at all. this is all empty talk. how long is this going to last? i think the priority is not to sequence every form. so what are the tasks we need? you say we are talking only, but we are doing some thing. what is that we haven't been doing? what should we do? >> the state sector needs to shrink in the last two years. the state sector is expanding. this is the opposite of the direction we know is there low efficiency. resources moved from a highly efficient private sector to deliver efficient the state senator, sophie talk about reform, the state sector needs to continue to be shrunk, like the beginning of the reform. we need to be serious about shrinking the state dirt cummock are in the air. talking about reformi
with the environment we are operating in? whether we needed in order to innovate, mr. xiaonian, please. [speaking chinese] >> translator: you were talking about reform. i don't think what happens next or how to do it. in fact, we know how. we've been doing this for decades. this is an issue of determination, political will now. we now talk more, doing nothing at all. this is all empty talk. how long is this going to last? i think the priority is not to sequence every form. so what are the...
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it's certainly a function of the environment and it's really not that unusual for us to come together and frankly some of the coverage. conversations on the hill pitting one against the other when in fact both are critical to our security safety. you can't have a strong military when you are outsourcing science and technology are when you have recruits that are obese and uneducated. at the same time, you can't drive in the united states if you are facing threats from overseas and you feel insecure in your own home in your own community. so we are really pleased to come together. i think we've also seen we are going to rise and fall together. in this debate, that is what has happened so far. working separately was outworking clearly appeared coming together, trying something new, speaking with one voice we are hopeful we can have an impact and stop sequestration in the next three weeks. >> yes, emily, and my former life i am a professor we could not in the idea that i would be sitting next to ceo and chairman of a major defense contractor with the last thing in my mind. but i learned s
it's certainly a function of the environment and it's really not that unusual for us to come together and frankly some of the coverage. conversations on the hill pitting one against the other when in fact both are critical to our security safety. you can't have a strong military when you are outsourcing science and technology are when you have recruits that are obese and uneducated. at the same time, you can't drive in the united states if you are facing threats from overseas and you feel...
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do you see this environment changing in any sort of fundamental way? >> well, i think what gets confused in the discussion on loopholes or tax expenditures is that there's two issues. one is do you want the particular subsidy or spending-like item that you've got, and, second, do you want it in the tax code? actually, that's the third issue, the tax code in a budget sense, and do you want the tie rapts to administer it? first issue, whether you want to the provision seems to me is the same issue you got with direct spending items. doo i want to subsidize wanes? that's earned income tax credit, and this is one item i favor. i favor weighed sub subsidies aw income level with income distribution. i don't like the budget accounting for it because it feels like it's a tax cut when it's an expenditure. it makes it easier to enact that way. it has the same effect as direct expenditure. it's a rare exception of the tax code i don't want irs to administer it, but for weight subsidies, the fact that employers issue w 2s, i think they can administer. separate the
do you see this environment changing in any sort of fundamental way? >> well, i think what gets confused in the discussion on loopholes or tax expenditures is that there's two issues. one is do you want the particular subsidy or spending-like item that you've got, and, second, do you want it in the tax code? actually, that's the third issue, the tax code in a budget sense, and do you want the tie rapts to administer it? first issue, whether you want to the provision seems to me is the...
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that is the best, most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years investors so much importance because it is about protecting the future. marriage then it's not about me, me, me. it is not about my race, not about my relationships being legally facilitated. it is about a secure environment for creating and raising children based on my phone commitments and exclusivity. marriage is also profoundly pro-woman since it is generally man who is a great propensity to wander off into other relationships. women in general that early left holding the baby. we have to get away from it to ever on life can be forced through merciless present of a quality. i'm a conservative. i do believe we should be concerned with the quality, but not the expense of every other consideration, not the extensive tradition. we should be in the business of protecting institutions and cultural heritage, othe
that is the best, most stable environment for children. if marriage was solely about the relationship between two people, we would not bother to enshrine in law, nor would every culture and society and religion for thousands of years investors so much importance because it is about protecting the future. marriage then it's not about me, me, me. it is not about my race, not about my relationships being legally facilitated. it is about a secure environment for creating and raising children based...
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for the sake of our nation's economy, for national security and the world's environment, we must strive to produce the largest possible percentage of our oil needs domestically and endeavored to obtain imports from neighbors and strong allies, whether they be canada, mexico, tapping our potential and restoring trust in our people will be a breakthrough in itself. within our report, we set out a number of them port goals and these are generally centered around where we need to be by 2020. but we can be fully energy independent from opec. we can diversify the use of: accelerate commercialization of today's unconventional and alternative fuels. we can ensure that renewable energy becomes more competitive and reestablish our supply chain for critical minerals. we can modernize electricity infrastructure to protect ourselves from cyberthreats. we can ensure that research, rather than at the speculation is the force behind the technological innovation. we can reform our environmental laws in a sensible manner that prevents the misuse of the last projects to proceed while still maintaining som
for the sake of our nation's economy, for national security and the world's environment, we must strive to produce the largest possible percentage of our oil needs domestically and endeavored to obtain imports from neighbors and strong allies, whether they be canada, mexico, tapping our potential and restoring trust in our people will be a breakthrough in itself. within our report, we set out a number of them port goals and these are generally centered around where we need to be by 2020. but we...
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your flour, the things that allow you to exist in that harsh environment. and the third thing was, there was concern that national elite without troy touareg culture. the one thing with the touareg that i discovered they call themselves -- it's the people of the speaking language. their recognition is the whole culture in the language. and so what happened is after mali's independence we see a pattern over the years of, you know, forcing the children, the touareg children in the north to learn southern languages and pushing out language and culture is a no no amongst the touareg in the north. fast forward after the second rebellion. we move to a period of temporary peace and stability. now algeria stepped in and there was a brokered agreement. i won't go to the details of it. we can bring this up in to the discussions. and we move forward to the years of 2006, 2009, when there was a third rebellion. again, all coming back to grievances that the touareg were never, you know, dealt with. what happens during 2006 to 2009, there was an interesting dynamic. it w
your flour, the things that allow you to exist in that harsh environment. and the third thing was, there was concern that national elite without troy touareg culture. the one thing with the touareg that i discovered they call themselves -- it's the people of the speaking language. their recognition is the whole culture in the language. and so what happened is after mali's independence we see a pattern over the years of, you know, forcing the children, the touareg children in the north to learn...
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that makes up the strategic corporal these days and the environment we're in. strength is one minor issue. get over it. >> i agree with most of what martha said. [laughter] i think it's very important when we're discussing females, nothing -- we are talking about very physical demanding jobs. you have to have a certain physical standard, and it's very tough to be in one of these units if you do not meet the requirements so -- >> i agree. >> it is heavy. you have to leave your -- it seems like many -- that's what i hear in norway, well, we're so technology advanced, we don't need the physical standard anymore. that's not the truth. patrolling in afghanistan, i did that last year, it's still -- i wouldn't used words, but it's still very hard. [laughter] >> i totally agree. >> yeah, good. the other part, i was also concerned when i heard dempsey about the critical mass because i think you will have a very hard time implementing female in these branches if you are obsessed by certain shares and numbers. at the same time, honestly, i've been the only one for many ye
that makes up the strategic corporal these days and the environment we're in. strength is one minor issue. get over it. >> i agree with most of what martha said. [laughter] i think it's very important when we're discussing females, nothing -- we are talking about very physical demanding jobs. you have to have a certain physical standard, and it's very tough to be in one of these units if you do not meet the requirements so -- >> i agree. >> it is heavy. you have to leave your...
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it is better for our environment and for our economy. if we hope to rebuild and maintain a world-class economy, we must build the 21st century infrastructure to support economy. renewing these investments is not only the right thing to do for our country, it is the right thing to do for our economy. in the last four years, the president has repeatedly reached across the aisle to republicans suggesting we find common ground for the sake of recovery. tonight will be no differentment. he will reach across that aisle. i suspect his proposes will include ideas supported by both republicans and democrats. i hope my republican colleagues will give his vision the consideration it deserves. tonight he will also propose a balanced alternative to the devastating automatic spending cuts that take effect next month. the democrats believe we should prevent these cuts to both mils military and to the initiatives that help middle-class families prosper. remember, the republicans in the senate and in the house voted for these harsh measures. we could eas
it is better for our environment and for our economy. if we hope to rebuild and maintain a world-class economy, we must build the 21st century infrastructure to support economy. renewing these investments is not only the right thing to do for our country, it is the right thing to do for our economy. in the last four years, the president has repeatedly reached across the aisle to republicans suggesting we find common ground for the sake of recovery. tonight will be no differentment. he will...
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what makes it special is that we have a social market economy and we have focused on environment and climate issues. we will also try to make a good basis of that. and all of the other things that make europe special. what we need to do is to change what we feel is our core values. we need to do this come as, as i have tried to do back home in denmark. we have done three things. first of all, we have kept an extremely tight budget. we have adopted a budget legislation and we can no longer exceed our budget from here on turn year-to-year. all of this means that we have a very low interest rate in denmark, we have become a safe haven. a tight budget is important. the second thing is to be on a reform friendly. we have performed so much the last year that i don't think it has any comparison in our history. we have performed early retirement, and we have now reformed the benefit system. we are trying to reform the education system. we have been on a big frenzy. there then come i feel that this is important. we have tried to bring balance into our budget. at the same time, having a focus
what makes it special is that we have a social market economy and we have focused on environment and climate issues. we will also try to make a good basis of that. and all of the other things that make europe special. what we need to do is to change what we feel is our core values. we need to do this come as, as i have tried to do back home in denmark. we have done three things. first of all, we have kept an extremely tight budget. we have adopted a budget legislation and we can no longer...
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a competitive environment where schools compete for students rather than the other way around gives every child from the inner city of washington to the streets of los angeles an equal chance at a greater destiny. now, one of our priorities this year and a house would be to move heaven and earth to fix her education system for the most vulnerable. and when those children graduate from high school, we must expand their choices, and college has got to be an option. in 1980, the average cost of college was roughly $8000 a year. today, it is over 20,000, and less than 60% of the students who enroll in a for your program graduate within six years. clearly, something is broken. according to president obama's former jobs council, by 2020 would be a million and have jobs without the college graduates to fill them. while there is a persistent unmet demand of four to 500,000 job openings and health care sector alone. recent reports indicate that there are not enough skilled applicants to fill the jobs in the booming natural gas industry. now, suppose colleges provided prospective students with reli
a competitive environment where schools compete for students rather than the other way around gives every child from the inner city of washington to the streets of los angeles an equal chance at a greater destiny. now, one of our priorities this year and a house would be to move heaven and earth to fix her education system for the most vulnerable. and when those children graduate from high school, we must expand their choices, and college has got to be an option. in 1980, the average cost of...
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in these environments good news is bad for equity markets because it means left q.e. buying. meanwhile, bad economics news is good for markets because it means that more easy money is on the way. and now we rest the perils unwinding the policy. economists are beginning to discuss the likelihood that the fed will take significant losses on assets that it's purchased. we just had one of the fed governors in our office last week sharing with us that as we begin unwinding these balance sheets, it's very likely, as you can imagine, as interest rates go up and the fed begins to buy these -- to buy these securities, we're going to lose money on those assets. so it's likely that the fed is going to take significant losses on the assets purchased. since the fed is buying these bonds at record-low yields, they will likely sell them down the road at higher yields. i don't think there's anybody right now that disagrees with that probability. the effect of this is a permanent increase in monetary supply. this is an incredibly perverse situation that we have now locked ourselves into. mr.
in these environments good news is bad for equity markets because it means left q.e. buying. meanwhile, bad economics news is good for markets because it means that more easy money is on the way. and now we rest the perils unwinding the policy. economists are beginning to discuss the likelihood that the fed will take significant losses on assets that it's purchased. we just had one of the fed governors in our office last week sharing with us that as we begin unwinding these balance sheets, it's...
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we do not want to exclude students in the school environment equivalent to keep them. we understand all students are not perfect. we want to take you where you are and we're going to work with you. that's a big, big fun the middle shift in philosophy on how to deal with this behavior in schools. and so these three things are a perfect example of what you can do in your own states if you want to take that the. and then finally, i want to touch on, some you may have heard of a judge from clayton county georgia, he's developed this model of collaboration between juvenile court, the school, the police, and the county social service agency and county mental health. and in essence what they've done is develop a protocol that requires all misdemeanors to be dealt with at school. no more referrals to the juvenile court for misdemeanors. on the first occurrence and on the second occurrence. the first occurrence is a warning. a second occurrence, you are referred to a panel that has community service providers in the county mental health and county social service agencies, and y
we do not want to exclude students in the school environment equivalent to keep them. we understand all students are not perfect. we want to take you where you are and we're going to work with you. that's a big, big fun the middle shift in philosophy on how to deal with this behavior in schools. and so these three things are a perfect example of what you can do in your own states if you want to take that the. and then finally, i want to touch on, some you may have heard of a judge from clayton...
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the good news is it is much better for the environment. but there has been a cost associated with that. so, costs are up and the lending is not what it once was. so we have many -- i showed you the small fleets are not growing the number of trucks they operate. in part the reason they are doing that, and i also showed you the age has gone up significantly so they are not worth as much as a 3-year-old truck, so we have many small fleets having to sell used trucks to afford one new one. part of that is because they cannot get financing for as much so they have to put more down. the of a thing on this that i have seen over the last two years is lease financing used to be 10%. any trucks that you would acquire in a year especially the smaller fleets would be maybe 10% of the trucks would be from the finance leasing and the rest of the purchases. today is 30 to 40% because it is the only way that they can get it. they can't get all of the financing that they need for the purchasers comes of they are turning more to the leasing. it is a challeng
the good news is it is much better for the environment. but there has been a cost associated with that. so, costs are up and the lending is not what it once was. so we have many -- i showed you the small fleets are not growing the number of trucks they operate. in part the reason they are doing that, and i also showed you the age has gone up significantly so they are not worth as much as a 3-year-old truck, so we have many small fleets having to sell used trucks to afford one new one. part of...
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and in a much less polarized environment, reauthorizing the violence against women act would be a slam dunk. but in today's peculiarized -- polarized washington, it seems no issue is immune from political gamesmanship. the problem with the underlying bill is simple. it denies constitutional rights to certain american citizens. i'm stunned that some of my colleagues are okay with this. i'm stunned that some self-proclaimed civil liberties organizations apparently have no objection to a flagrant violation of the united states constitution. they believe somehow that congress can legislate away constitutional rights. it cannot. the constitution is the fundamental law of the land, and no act of congress can violate the constitution and stand. constitutional rights should should not and are not northboundable -- negotiatable. they are not bargaining chips in a washington power game. they are permanent and they are sacrosanct. but here is the good news: there is an obvious compromise that would resolve this dispute and guarantee bipartisan support for reauthorizing the violence against women
and in a much less polarized environment, reauthorizing the violence against women act would be a slam dunk. but in today's peculiarized -- polarized washington, it seems no issue is immune from political gamesmanship. the problem with the underlying bill is simple. it denies constitutional rights to certain american citizens. i'm stunned that some of my colleagues are okay with this. i'm stunned that some self-proclaimed civil liberties organizations apparently have no objection to a flagrant...
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what is going on here than the see this environment changing in a fundamental way? >> what is confused as there are two issues. do you want a particular subsidy spending like aiden the you have got and do you wanted in the tax cut? actually, do you want the tax code in the budget cents and you want the irs to administer it? the first issue is whether you want the provision which seems to me as the same issue you have a threat spending treks spending. my action is the one item i do say. low income levels have given what is going on an income and to -- distribution. i don't like the budget accounting because it feels like it is a tax cut when it is equivalent to direct it expenditure, so it makes it easier to enact and we should recognize the same effects as the direct span the chair. most of the subsidies. i think the irs probably gets it administered as best they can. it largely relates to this budget accounting concept that it looks like a negative tax and therefore is not the same thing as larger -- it appears to be smaller government when is larger. it has to do
what is going on here than the see this environment changing in a fundamental way? >> what is confused as there are two issues. do you want a particular subsidy spending like aiden the you have got and do you wanted in the tax cut? actually, do you want the tax code in the budget cents and you want the irs to administer it? the first issue is whether you want the provision which seems to me as the same issue you have a threat spending treks spending. my action is the one item i do say....
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. >> most of us are in our environment how we were raised, and we learn from them. i have said there's five promises every adult should make. the first is a child should have a loving and caring adults in their life and the second is they should have a healthy start to read the child should have an education. the child should have a safe place. the second one is a promise you cannot teach. they should grow to be loving and caring adult and give something back. the usually emulate that who they were raised by and have their fellow suit. in the political process it is hard for anyone of you looking today to try to find a hero that says i'm willing to make a vote. hopefully we will give political leaders and policy makers the courage to say i am willing to sit down and talk. i'm not worried about guilt by conversation. even though i might disagree or think that you are not right for the left field i want to hear what you are coming from. maybe we can find some commonality. i am going to make a tough vote and if someone says you are going to make the vote, guess what, y
. >> most of us are in our environment how we were raised, and we learn from them. i have said there's five promises every adult should make. the first is a child should have a loving and caring adults in their life and the second is they should have a healthy start to read the child should have an education. the child should have a safe place. the second one is a promise you cannot teach. they should grow to be loving and caring adult and give something back. the usually emulate that who...
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today the global environment is the most uncertain i have seen in the 36 years of service. it's unpredictable and dynamic. we simply don't know when we have to deploy soldiers to fight again. but history tells us that we will. we owe it to them, to ensure they have the proper resources to be ready when needed. the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year 2013 fiscal situation -- impact on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact to fiscal year 2014 and beyond. just a few of the acts we will be forced to take, are for
today the global environment is the most uncertain i have seen in the 36 years of service. it's unpredictable and dynamic. we simply don't know when we have to deploy soldiers to fight again. but history tells us that we will. we owe it to them, to ensure they have the proper resources to be ready when needed. the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a...